Find commercially-sustainable business solutions to problems of poverty

Ashoka

Students from around the world–and across fields of study–are invited to find innovative, commercially-sustainable business solutions to problems of poverty in the developing world. GSEC plans are judged on the quality of life in the developing world, financial sustainability, and implementation feasibility.

Each year, the Global Business Center brings the world to University of Washington: a select group of interdisciplinary teams are invited to Seattle to participate in GSEC Week at the UW Foster School of Business. Teams attend exclusive company visits, receive feedback on their presentation and pitch their business ideas to judges as they compete for prize money.

More information at: www.foster.washington.edu/centers/gbc/globalsocialentrepreneurshipcompetition/Pages/GSEC

Application Deadline: November 11, 2009.